moist

Example Sentences

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Instead she’s gone, and this weekend her family came with moist eyes and broken hearts to her funeral at the First Presbyterian Church in her hometown of Yorktown, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In the first study, researcher Navish Wadhwa and his team found that salmonella and E. coli can migrate across moist surfaces even when their flagella are disabled.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The goal texture here is precise: moist but not wet.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

On one hand an Atlantic low pressure system will repeatedly attempt to move in from the west, bringing relatively mild, moist air and unsettled conditions.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

I couldn’t understand what she was saying, but I could see her eyes were moist and she was biting her lips to keep from crying.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok